An ex-Microsoft worker who was forced to resign after he tweeted early about Nokia’s Lumia 800 Windows Phone has started work at Google. Joe Marini’s departure hit the headlines in September after a series of tweets about … read more

Barnes & Noble has laid Microsoft’s proposed Android licensing agreements bare after several exhibits attached to an ITC complaint letter exposed Microsoft’s tactics and fees. The software giant is currently facing the prospect of a … read more

Google is holding its own CIO event on Monday and Microsoft is on the attack. The software giant published a new “why Microsoft” blog post on Monday mocking Google’s Atmosphere name for its event. “At … read more

Lenovo is planning a new hybrid Windows and Android laptop, according to reports. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Hybrid will feature an Android and Windows mode according to The Verge who unearthed details of the new … read more

Microsoft is facing a potential investigation into its Android patent agreements following a complaint from Barnes & Noble. Barnes & Noble has asked U.S. regulators to investigate Microsoft’s Android patent agreements. “Microsoft is embarking on … read more

Huawei, a Chinese telecoms group, confirmed on Monday that it is in patent talks with Microsoft. Victor Xu, Huawei’s chief marketing officer, revealed the company’s discussions with Microsoft are “in progress.” The talks relate to … read more

A Google lawyer has claimed that Microsoft uses the patent system when its products “stop succeeding.” Tim Porter, Google’s patent counsel, made the claim in a recent interview with the San Francisco Chronicle. Porter claims … read more

Microsoft has taken the opportunity to slam Google’s products and product management processes once again. Tom Rizzo, senior director of Microsoft Online Services, who previously claimed Google is failing in the enterprise, took to the “Why Microsoft” … read more

Microsoft has revealed that it feels Google is ”standing on the shoulders” of other people’s work with its Android devices. Horacio Gutiérrez, deputy general counsel in charge of the Microsoft Corporation’s worldwide intellectual property and licensing … read more